by | Mar 6, 2023 | Care Coordination, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Health Equity, Home Health, Hospitals, Nursing Home Quality, Patient Safety, Quality Care Coalition
Reducing the number of unnecessary hospital transfers is a national priority because Emergency Department (ED) transfers can result in unnecessary diagnostic tests and interventions, adverse events, increased health care expenditures, and physical and emotional...
by | Jan 24, 2023 | Cardiac Care, Chronic Disease Self-Management, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Home Health, Hospitals, Patient Safety, Public Observances, Quality Care Coalition
In the United States, approximately 356,000 out-of-hospital cardiac arrests occur each year and less than 10% of these victims survive¹. Fortunately, survival rates can be significantly increased by a simple, yet lifesaving technique – CPR (Cardiopulmonary...
by | Jan 10, 2023 | Behavioral Health Outcomes, Chronic Disease Self-Management, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Health Equity, Home Health, Hospitals, Nursing Home Quality, Patient Safety, Quality Care Coalition
2022 was a productive and promising year for Alzheimer’s research, including discoveries related to the causes, risk factors and treatment of Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias. Below are five important things we learned about Alzheimer’s in 2022: Alzheimer’s...
by | Dec 27, 2022 | Cardiac Care, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Home Health, Hospitals, Nursing Home Quality, Patient Safety
Several studies have shown that the holiday season – notably the last week of December and early January – see the most out of- hospital heart attacks and cardiac deaths. A “Christmas holiday effect” showing elevated cardiovascular mortality over the Christmas...
by | Dec 21, 2022 | Care Coordination, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Home Health, Hospitals, Q Tip Podcast, Quality Care Coalition
Smoking alone kills more than 480,000 Americans each year, and for every person who dies because of smoking, at least 30 people live with a serious smoking-related illness.¹ There are many reasons to stop smoking tobacco products. The many health issues caused by,...
by | Dec 5, 2022 | Care Coordination, Chronic Disease Self-Management, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Health Equity, Home Health, Hospitals, Nursing Home Quality, Patient Safety, Quality Care Coalition
The mission of FirstLink is to assist individuals in identifying, accessing and making effective use of community and volunteer resources. Firstlink provides free resources, free listening and support as well as crisis intervention services and serves all of North...
by | Dec 2, 2022 | Featured, Great Plains QIN, Home Health, Hospitals, Immunizations, Medication Safety, Nursing Home Quality, Patient Safety, Q Tip Podcast
December 5 – 9, 2022 is National Influenza Vaccination Week; a critical opportunity to remind everyone 6 months and older that there’s still time to protect themselves and their loved ones from the flu this season by getting their annual flu vaccine. Currently,...
by | Nov 21, 2022 | Care Coordination, Chronic Disease Self-Management, CMS News, Covid-19, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Health Equity, Healthcare-Associated Infections, Home Health, Hospitals, Immunizations, Nursing Home Quality, Opioids, Patient Safety, Public Observances, Quality Care Coalition
According to the CDC, more than 61 million Americans live in rural areas. Rural residents tend to be older and in poorer health than their urban counterparts and rural communities often face challenges with access to care, financial viability and the important link...
by | Nov 11, 2022 | Care Coordination, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Health Equity, Home Health, Nursing Home Quality, Patient Safety, Quality Care Coalition
The holidays are often filled with opportunities for togetherness, sharing, laughter and memories. But, the holidays can also bring stress, disappointment and sadness. The Alzheimer’s Association of Minnesota/North Dakota and South Dakota submitted this article to...
by | Nov 8, 2022 | Antibiotic Stewardship, Chronic Disease Self-Management, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Home Health, Hospitals, Nursing Home Quality, Opioids, Patient Safety, Quality Care Coalition
Pain affects the lives of millions of Americans every day and improving pain care and the lives of patients with pain is a public health imperative. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has released updated and expanded recommendations for clinicians...
